StudyQA — Bachelor: Textile Design — Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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This is the only Australian degree in this field and benchmarks against the leading institutes globally.

Textile Designers represent a creative force that have the opportunity to build careers in a vast array of industries and fields including Fashion, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Product Design and as artisans and craft-makers.

Some of the global companies that have employed our graduates include:

Abercrombie & Fitch - USA
Baekart – Belgium
Brintons – UK and USA
Damman Brown – UK
General Motors – Europe

In this program you will focus on:

innovative and speculative textile design ideas and concepts
textile design related to surface pattern (print)
textile design related to constructed textiles (knit and weave)
creative projects resulting in a professional portfolio
depth of research for proposed design opportunities
industry-related projects with external companies.

Through engaging studio based and interactive classes you will also develop communication, business and computer-aided textile design, knowledge and capabilities.

Each year Textile Design graduating students showcase their work in a high profile exhibition to the broader industries that may employ them. Many students participate in exhibitions and award opportunities throughout the program. Students participate in competitions such as the Australasian Graduate of the Year Awards and have either won or been placed as finalists in recent years, such as,

Textile Design continues to achieve a high level of success at the Victorian and Tasmania Graduate of the Year Awards, taking out the top three places in the Fashion and Textile category over the past few years.

In this practical, hands-on, studio-based program you will study with experienced lecturers who are connected with major industry bodies such as the Design Institute of Australia.

Students will have the opportunity to work on ’real-world’ briefs with Australian and international design companies such as Ladelle, Dryen Australia and Country Road.

You may also study abroad for 1 or 2 semesters at an RMIT-affiliated institution

Year 1

You will study:

hands-on printing, weaving and machine knitting
CS6 software for repeat design, storyboarding, digital textile design, communication and illustration
core textile paper design skills

croquis, colour, media and illustration techniques
folio and presentation skills.

Year 2

You will specialise and develop your key skills in surface pattern design (print) or constructed textiles (knit and weave), and:

design for a broad range of projects using specialist textile software
be involved in industry projects focused on social and historical aspects of textile design
select two creative university electives.

Year 3

You will participate in:

the Textile Industry Engagement and Professional Practice course, which has an emphasis on creating the right folio for industry presentations;
real-time briefs to create a folio of diverse projects that emphasise your skills and critical thinking;
the end of year degree show, exhibiting your work to our industry and community partners;
work-integrated learning (WIL) with an approved textile or fashion company or a suitable creative enterprise.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school qualification).